There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Leipzig by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, night train, or car train
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane NCE - LEJ
7h 1m€141–325Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice to Munich central bus stationbus 492
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N95 / ...
18h 5m€65–173Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
14h 59m€204–473Drive 1,160.1 km
- Drive from Nice to Leipzigcar 1,160.1 km
11h 27m€178–256Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane NCE - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 54m€188–414Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane NCE - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 39m€66–287Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 17m€133–364Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane NCE - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 44m€118–276Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain En
24h 24m€104–410Drive, car train
- Drive from Nice to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Leipzigcar
13h 58m€253–352
Nice to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Leipzig is to bus which costs €65 - €180 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 6h 39m and costs €65 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Strasbourg Bahnhof and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 59m.
The distance between Nice and Leipzig is 969 km. The road distance is 1160.1 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 14h 59m and costs €200 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Nice to Leipzig, including transfers.
Nice to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Leipzig train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €140 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €480 and takes 14h 59m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €180 and takes 18h 5m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa flies from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Leipzig Hbf via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Erfurt Hbf in around 14h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–24
- Business
- €19–21
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Nice to Leipzig train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Leipzig is 1160 km. It takes approximately 11h 27m to drive from Nice to Leipzig.
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